Optical losses characterization in waveguides through the photodeflection method

Optical Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 515-520

  Bertolotti, Mario ^a,b   Liakhou, G ^c   Li Voti, R ^b,d   Matera, A ^b   Sibilia, Concita ^b   Valentino, M ^b,e  

^a SPIE   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MOLDOVA   (Moldova)

^d Dipartimento di Energetica   (Italy)

^e Alenia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Optical waveguides; Photoacoustic and photothermal science and engineering; Photodeflection method; Propagation losses

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345288621     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.601223     Document Type: Article

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